Test Drives

30   HPI E10 Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II
      Box designed by Sony, name by someone
      who likes long names.
44   Xray T2R
      A “sport” TC, but not really.
54   Losi 8ight-T 2.0  
      Version 1.0 has evolved; this version was
      obviously a strong swimmer.

Departments

18   Driver Stand
      I play with toy cars, and I’m proud of it.
20   Where’s Waldo
      What our office would have looked like in
      the Hair-Band ‘80’s.
24   Readers Rigs
      More readers equals more rigs.
28   Feedback
      Write us a letter, and get it printed here.
104 Baja News
      Scott G’s second Baja installment;
      check it ouuuuut!
106 Inside On Road
      It’s summer time!  Time to break out
      the TCs.
108 Extra Pics
      Look out, no one is safe from Extra Pics.
112 Pit Lane
      These items are new, and hawt.
116 Vintage RC
      This is a shout-out to all of our Aussie
      readers. G’day!
122 ETC
      If it doesn’t fit somewhere else, it’s ETC.
128 Last Lap
      Wallpaper your work room with these
      posters!

Features

38   Race Report: Carpet Mayhem
      Yards and yards of carpet must go,
      here at Carpet Mayhem!
62   Race Report: 2009 The Dirt Nitro Challenge
      Our favorite off-road race of the year
      never disappoints.
78   10 Reasons To Use 2.4 GHz Radios
      Next month: 10 reasons to use tires!
98   Industry Interview: Tamiya’s Ryan Lutz
      He has a story to tell, so he tells it to us.

How-To’s

72   Seal A Nitro Engine
      Check out our video of this How-To at
      www.rc-car.com!
84   Tune Gear Differentials
      Chad Bradley walks us through the ins
      and outs.
94   Narrow Rubber Tires
      Because too wide is never good, right
      Waldo?

Product Tests

76   Traxxas Go Pro RC Hero Camera
      In-car video coolness; watch footage
      on our homepage!
80   Engine Test: Novarossi Plus 21-4
      Our second Nova test in 2 months.
      Great engines get the reviews.
88   Hudy Universal Tire Balancing Station
      Get rid of the wobblies forever.
90   Traxxas Slayer Hop Ups
      Transform your Slayer
100 Team sparkles SC8 Brushless Conversion
      From fast to insanely fast with only a
      few parts.

On The Cover: Losi’s 8IGHT-T 2.0 shreds it up like a Slap Chop.  Photo by Jason “Spike Jonez” Yu.

In This Issue: Countless references to our new website, http://www.rc-car.com.  Visit it, watch our videos, and sign up to follow us on MyFace, SpaceBook, and Twitter!